On Jan. 17, 2024, Music and Opera Director Gerd Uecker died at the age of 77. Born on Sept. 15, 1946, Uecker studied piano, music education, and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Following his studies, he began working as a solo repetiteur at the Cologne Opera in 1969 and in 1970 he received a teaching assignment {…}